Wednesday, 5 February 2014

Southern Lord confirms
the newest addition to their roster, as North Carolina-based trio, Torch
Runner, signs on for the release of their impending second LP, which is
currently under construction.

Boasting a volatile
brew of metallic, downbeat punk and hardcore, Torch Runner dispatched
their initial nine-track Locust Swarm EP at the beginning of
2010 which tore into the underground scene, hooking fans of bands like Early
Graves, Nails, Enabler, Dead In The Dirt and similar acts. A split EP with
Young And In The Way dropped in mid-2011, followed one year later by their
debut album, Committed To The Ground, the brutalising, morose crust
attributes of the band showing through more with each new release.

Torch Runner is
currently finalising their newest works at Legitimate Business in
Greensboro, North Carolina with Kris Hilbert at the control board. Upon
completion, it will be adorned with original art by Fernando Pena at No Prophet
Dead Press.

Stated the members
of Torch Runner from the studio, “We all feel like we are really
hitting our stride with the songs on this record. We've been a band for seven
years now, and everything we're writing is stronger than ever. This is the
fastest record that we've written without a doubt. We've all put a ton of
ourselves into the writing of this record on all fronts, and I think the
emotion that comes with that is better shown through the music and the lyrics
in this album than anything that we've done up to this point. We have taken our
writing to a more personal level with this record; more concerned with
externalizing the anger and frustration that we all face internally. While a
lot of the songs deal with different specific themes, I think they can all be
deconstructed to show the same idea- which is the internal battle and
desolation that we face after realizing that our existence is utterly
inconsequential.”

Looking into the
future upon the completion of their new LP, they continue, “We've toured for
almost the entire time that we've been together, but almost always by
ourselves. We have done small runs with friends’ bands throughout the years,
and we've gotten to play with lots of incredible people and bands, but for us
it's always been more about being able to experience and go through everything
together. When we look back on the past seven years, and when we look forward
to everything coming in our bands future, we know that everything is because of
the family-like bond that we've formed. No matter where we are, how many people
are watching, or who we're playing with, it doesn't change what we're doing or
why we're doing it.”

New info on Torch
Runner’s upcoming album and tour plans for 2014 will be released in the coming
weeks.

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